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Leys Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Barrow upon Humber

Historical Forms

  • Leys 1785 Map
  • Leys Fm 1824 O
  • Barrow Ann Fm 1828 Bry

Etymology

, Leys 1785Map , Leys Fm 1824 O and it isBarrow Ann F m1828 Bry , presumably from the plural of lēah in the later sense of ' an open pasture ' . Leys is common in many parts of L as an appellative .